NATO

By Tony Osborne
NATO has marked 20 years since establishing its Baltic Air Policing mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Now in its fourth year, the European Commission-led EDF aims to support defense research, development and cooperation among member states.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Tournear says while the test did successfully transmit data, transmissions were only successful about half of the time.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Denmark is to acquire new ground-based air defense systems and create an anti-submarine warfare capability as part of a buildup of the country’s armed forces.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has ended its more than two-century-long policy of nonmilitary alignment by joining NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense group Edge has teamed with Spain’s Indra to create a “major industry player” in the development and production of radar systems in the UAE.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Craig Caffrey
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European defense expenditure has increased by 26.7% in real terms, and its defense sector is still catching up.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Hungarian lawmakers have voted in favor of Sweden’s entry into NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s Saab received its first order for the Gripen C/D in 14 years when Hungary decided to expand its air force’s fleet of the combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The members of the North Atlantic Council have jointly agreed to a report by national armament directors from NATO countries.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
NATO and European nations are stepping up deliveries of lethal aid to Ukraine amid fears that Russia could take advantage of Ukrainian shortages of ammunition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is completing the final assembly of its Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Demonstrator ahead of an expected first flight in the coming weeks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Byron Callan
Politics, historical context and the workings of the U.S. defense industrial complex are among the reasons.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Failing again to field the OH-58 Kiowa’s replacement, the U.S. Army will rely on uncrewed aircraft and space-based assets for the armed reconnaissance mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
NATO is looking to adopt near-term, cheaper options to protect against one-way attack drones.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
With USAF and NATO orders on the books, Boeing and Northrop Grumman seek additional customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO is calling on industry to develop concepts for a new generation medium-lift helicopter that could be used by European allies from around 2040 onward.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sash Tusa
Manufacturers of radars, missiles and system integrators should see a near-decade of exceptional volume and demand.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin has secured the latest in a series of study contracts to support NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability program requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ankara finally secures approval for new F-16s, but Athens will receive the long-desired F-35 first.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has formally joined the growing list of European nations to acquire the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he will urge his country’s national assembly to ratify Sweden’s entry into NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations